After hearing this, Mrs. Zhong felt like five thunders were hitting her head, and her eyes went black.
"You still said you didn't have it. You've already taken the inducing labor medicine. Why don't you have it? Your father is already on his way back. If he knows about this, he will definitely skin you off!" She was extremely disappointed and looked at Zhong Li with a confused look. Full of strangeness.
She didn't understand why her daughter, who was just a willful girl at home, became like this in the palace.
"Mom, don't tell father. He has already worked hard on the battlefield and doesn't need to work any more for his daughter." Li Bin immediately begged.
After hearing these words, Mrs. Zhong only felt more and more ridiculous.
"You also know that your father risked his life on the front line. For the sake of the family's safety, he wished he could die on the battlefield and let the emperor care about his military achievements. But you kept holding back in the harem, and you even did such a thing ?Are you going to drag your whole family to bury you with you?"
She gritted her teeth and wished she could reach out and give Zhong Li a slap in the face, but her daughter had just given birth, her body was short of energy and blood, and her face was pale, so she couldn't do it at all.
"Mom, no, I don't. You don't know how arrogant this princess is. She is obviously just a princess from a defeated country, a trophy sent for marriage. As a victorious country in Northern Qi, everyone can bully her. But With only a little gold and silver, she bribed everyone above and below to tolerate her and let her climb to the top and dominate."
"I have given her up once before, but my daughter will definitely not be able to bear it if she continues to control her this time. On the battlefield, all the men in her dayan were beaten to pieces by her father, and I can't lose in the harem. If I still Wouldn't losing to her bring shame to dad? I am dad's daughter, and I should be invincible even in the harem!"
Li Bin held Mrs. Zhong's arm and just cried. She looked extremely sad. She even added some extravagance to the story about how Chen Xueying asked her to bow her head before. It was a complete misfortune.
When Mrs. Zhong was young, she followed Zhong Hai to the battlefield. She was definitely a knowledgeable woman.
Compared to going to the battlefield to kill enemies, the quarrels and quarrels in the harem were just trivial matters in her eyes. Her daughter couldn't even handle them well, and even caused a farce.
However, Zhong Li was now weak, so she couldn't say much. She was afraid that she would be too emotional and cause a massive postpartum hemorrhage, so she could only coax her.
"Is it true that no one else knows about the things you have done? Doesn't the emperor know about it either?" Mrs. Zhong confirmed again and again.
"No one knows that when I took the medicine, I kicked out all the palace people except Cuifang. Even if someone investigates, there will be no definite evidence." Concubine Li promised again and again.
Mrs. Zhong looked pale and was not relieved.
After all, Concubine Li's move was too stupid. You could say she was brave, but she didn't have the courage to risk everything. In front of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, she had to initiate premature labor to make the matter final.
Call her timid, but after she came back, she became more and more angry, and finally took the risk to take inducing labor medicine.
In fact, people don't have to admit it at all. She didn't activate it until she returned to Caixia Palace. Who can tell clearly who is responsible for this.
What stands out about the whole thing is that someone is stupid and yet has a beautiful idea.
"After you gave birth, did the Emperor come to see you?" Mrs. Zhong asked again.
"After you left the palace last night, the Emperor originally said that he would come over, but there was an urgent report, so he did not come. But the Emperor sent a eunuch overnight to reprimand Chen Xueying, and asked her to come and apologize to me today. Now she is kneeling outside. Right? Mom, did you see me when you came in?" Li Bin mentioned the matter again, with a proud smile on her face.
Mrs. Zhong was speechless. It was obvious that Li Bin's plan had failed.
"Mom, why don't you speak?" Zhong Li didn't wait for her answer, and was a little confused for a moment.
Mrs. Zhong just looked at her coldly and still didn't say a word.
Li Bin became anxious instantly. She knew that her mother would definitely disapprove, but even if she scolded her a few words, it would be better than the silence at the moment. She had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Cui Fang, tell her." Madam Zhong didn't want to waste any more words and pointed directly at the eldest maid next to her.
Cuifang was still kneeling on the ground and immediately said in a trembling voice: "Master, the Crown Princess had already come to Caixia Palace, but halfway there, she was picked up by Nanny Wei who was beside the Queen. The Emperor also sent someone to tell her , the Queen and the Crown Princess are in love, so we won’t ask her to come to pay her respects.”
As soon as Libi heard this, her head was buzzing, and her original pride completely disappeared.
She knew this was a very dangerous sign.
"How could it be? Why did the queen intervene? Didn't the emperor agree that she should apologize to me?" she asked emotionally.
"The emperor only asked her to pay you respects, but did not say to apologize. Now that the queen wants her to come over, she is a serious mother-in-law, so naturally it is not your turn. After struggling for so long, taking medicine and putting yourself and your children in danger , but you got this result, is this what you wanted?"
Mrs. Zhong said in a cool tone. She had tried hard to suppress her anger, but she still couldn't help but add a few words.
Concubine Li suddenly burst into tears. She grabbed Mrs. Zhong's sleeves and cried bitterly: "Mother, mother, I don't want this. The emperor clearly promised me. He kept his word, so how could he change his mind at the last moment?"
Seeing her crying into tears, Mrs. Zhong finally couldn't bear it, so she hugged her and patted her gently.
"Stop crying, don't do such stupid things next time. There are smart people everywhere in this palace, how can you, a silly girl, possibly outplay them? As for the Crown Princess, everyone knows that she is The marriage princess, the trophy in your mouth can be deceived by everyone, but she has become a treasure. The ruthless prince protects her, the queen who has been idle for a long time also protects her, and even the emperor changed his words. She can be a fool. ?"
"If you ask me, she is the smartest person in the world. She can turn around in such a bad situation. We don't ask for any glory or wealth, just live safely in the harem. With your father's power, you don't provoke others, No one dares to provoke you." Mrs. Zhong said slowly, trying to calm her mood.
Li Bin was actually very tired. She was just holding on for a breath, but now she was nestled in her mother's arms and being comforted softly. She relaxed and fell asleep again.
"Your Majesty, the eunuch from the Imperial Hospital came over and said that the Hailang Palace would like to invite an imperial physician to diagnose the pulse." Someone from the palace announced outside.
Concubine Li rubbed her forehead: "Let Dr. Li go. What's wrong with the fourth prince?"
The palace attendants outside the palace were silent for a moment, and then said: "The fourth prince's previous injury has not healed. Just now, the princess went to visit the doctor and asked about his condition. The imperial doctors are all waiting in Caixia Palace, so I asked someone to invite the imperial doctor over."
Obviously, the people in the palace who communicated the news also knew about the grudge between the Crown Princess and Li Concubine, so they spoke with reservations and did not want to arouse Li Concubine's anger.
But since Concubine Li asked, the palace people still didn't dare to hide it.
Sure enough, as soon as she heard these two sentences, she suddenly became emotional again, and her whole body was shaking.
"No one is allowed to go! I am not feeling well right now. Let all the imperial doctors come over to check my pulse. Go to Hailang Hall and tell me that the imperial doctors will not be able to spare time this whole day. Let the Crown Princess think of another way!" She He shouted, raising his voice.
Seeing her angry look, Mrs. Zhong felt as if iron could not turn into steel.
What a stingy person he must be to make Zhong Li so angry over something as big as sesame seeds and mung beans.
"You have made a mistake again! You are the emperor's beautiful concubine, and the fourth prince is the emperor's biological son. To put it bluntly, you are his concubine. He is not feeling well, why did you leave all the imperial doctors behind? What if this is a delay? Can you afford to pay for his condition? Why do you always make mistakes just because of a dispute of temper?" Mrs. Zhong couldn't bear it anymore and reprimanded her directly.
"Mom, why do you always help others?" Li Bi was very unwilling: "Chen Xueying deliberately wanted to humiliate me. She knew that I gave birth prematurely yesterday and my body was weak. But she escaped through the queen, no need You came to apologize to me, but you still want to use the hands of the fourth prince to mock me."
"I have retreated again and again. If she succeeds, will I still be able to live my life in the future?"
After hearing her reasons, Mrs. Zhong felt her head buzzing.
"Even if she really meant this, wouldn't you let the imperial doctor go? Okay, if you don't let the imperial doctor go, then the fourth prince's condition will worsen, and when the emperor takes responsibility, won't he have to find you? That's not her at that time I apologize to you, but she saw that you apologized to the fourth prince." She was so stupid by her daughter that her liver ached, but she still had to be patient and break it down bit by bit and tell her.
"Why doesn't she need to apologize if she offends me? But if I offend the fourth prince, I must apologize?"
Concubine Li was still unwilling to give in. At this point, she lowered her voice and leaned into Madam Zhong's ear and said: "Mom, the fourth prince can't speak. He spends all his time in the company of wolves. He has long been rejected by the emperor. Even if he is It’s useless if the queen is born from the same mother as the prince! Between me and the fourth prince, the emperor must value me!"
She also knew that these were treasonous words and she needed to lower her voice, but when she said it, she couldn't restrain her pride.
Mrs. Zhong raised her hand. She wanted to slap her, but in the end she held back.
She stared at Libi blankly, feeling exhausted mentally and physically.
Before the daughter entered the palace, although she was willful, she looked quite smart. However, now she has become completely different. She is not only stupid but also extremely paranoid. She cannot listen to any reason and only wants to compete with the crown princess.
"Li'er, listen to mother and ask the imperial doctor to go to Hailang Palace. Mother will accompany you in the palace. If you have a conflict with the fourth prince, the emperor will only think that I instigated you." Mrs. Zhong could only persuade her in a roundabout way. .
Sure enough, Concubine Li still cared about her mother. Even though she was still unconvinced, she chose to compromise and let Mrs. Zhong arrange for the imperial doctor to go to Hailang Hall.
When Doctor Li arrived at Hailang Palace, he was sweating all over his body. He had jogged all the way here.
The eunuch who came to deliver the message mentioned what the Crown Princess had said at that time, and Doctor Li did not dare to delay at all for fear of offending the god of plague.
"To report to the Crown Princess, the Fourth Highness has been taking medicine every day recently, and his condition has improved. Wei Chen will adjust the medicine prescription, and the effect will be stable." Dr. Li took the pulse conscientiously and immediately reported seriously.
After hearing this, Chen Xueying looked slightly disbelieving on her face.
"Since the situation has improved, why can't the fourth brother move? You should also know that the fourth brother can't sit still. As long as he gets a little better, he will not lie on the bed even if he endures the pain."
Although Chen Xueying only came to give her medicine every day, the fourth prince had an out-of-control personality and was wild and untamable. It was even more uncomfortable to leave him in bed than to kill him.
If it was true as the imperial doctor said, if he could move even a little bit, he would have run away long ago.
"His Royal Highness is indeed fond of moving, but he has injured his bones, and not keeping still will aggravate the injury. Therefore, some sleeping effects were added to the previous prescription to make it easier for him to rest." Dr. Li coughed lightly and explained immediately.
Chen Xueying nodded, barely passing his reasons.
But she didn't expose it, so what if it had a sleeping effect. If she hadn't been so playful and drank the decoction, I'm afraid the decoction wouldn't have been touched even if she brought the elixir.
Soon, the prescription was written, and the eunuch took it to prepare the medicine.
Chen Xueying was bored sitting in the palace, so she started playing with the wolves.
"Liuha, come here and sit down."
She gave the order, and a wolf immediately ran up to her, sat down obediently, stared at the dried meat in her hand with wide eyes, and started drooling from his mouth.
"I started anti-feeding training today. You are so greedy, you really have a long way to go." Chen Xueying sighed softly.
She took the dried meat and wanted to put it on Liuha's nose, but as soon as she raised her hand, it also raised its head, its mouth opened wide, and the saliva flowed more violently.
Chen Xueying repeated it several times, but it was always like this. She had no choice but to grab the wolf's mouth, make it close its mouth and keep it still, and then put the dried meat on it.
"Liuha, wait, wait!"
She kept repeating this command, and the moment she let go, Liuha couldn't wait to open her mouth, and the dried meat rolled to the ground. Liuha lowered his head and licked all the way over, even the dust on the ground along with the dried meat was licked clean. Look, Chen Xueying frowned.
"Stupid wolf!"
She patted the wolf's head, feeling a little resentful that iron could never become steel. She shouldn't be greedy. Training from this most greedy wolf was obviously a wrong decision.
"Daha, come here. You are the big brother and the smartest wolf. You must set an example." She changed to a wolf.
The largest and most handsome looking wolf walked out. I don't know if it was Chen Xueying's praise that had an effect, or if this wolf was already very smart. She only said it a few times and it already knew how to do it.
And Daha is not like Liu Ha. It doesn’t even drool and doesn’t look that greedy.
"Princess, the medicine is ready."
Finally, the medicine from the hospital was delivered. Hua Rong immediately brought a basin of water and helped her wash her hands and dry them.
Chen Xueying then took the medicine bowl. The fourth prince just glanced at her and turned his head to ignore her, as if he had accepted his fate.
He no longer fought so fiercely, which made it easier for her to give her medicine.
Seeing that he was so obedient, Chen Xueying did not let the wolves come up to suppress and humiliate him again. After all, she had already thought about it before. Because of the Queen's care, she also wanted to be gentle to the fourth prince, like a real eldest sister-in-law.
Due to the mess of the fourth prince, today's medicine feeding was extremely smooth. She quickly put away the medicine bowl, and then took off an embroidered bag from her waist. As soon as she opened it, a sweet and sour plum smell hit her face.
She pinched one and stuffed it into the fourth prince's mouth.
After drinking something too bitter, eat a plum to sweeten your mouth.
When she was doing these things, she didn't realize that the fourth prince, who was originally indifferent, was now firmly focused on her, with a bit of sinister look in his eyes.
Even the hands that could not move at first quietly moved.
He wanted to give her a fatal blow by surprise when she was most relaxed and proud.
Seeing the woman heaving a sigh of relief, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, the fourth prince narrowed his eyes, and that was at this moment.
He clenched his fist tightly and punched her directly in the face. The cold wind brought by his fist blew through her hair.
"Ouch--" Daha reacted first. It howled in warning, but it didn't work at all because Chen Xueying couldn't react at all.
However, the fourth prince's fist did not hit her in the end and stayed at the tip of her nose, missing just a little.
The boy, who originally looked sinister, puffed up his cheeks. He just tasted the taste of plums in his mouth. The sweet and sour taste exploded all at once. He couldn't help but squint his eyes and lick the plum back and forth with his tongue.
There was a muffled sound of "crunch, crunch -", and he actually bit it into pieces and swallowed the core inside.
The fourth prince retracted his fist, his gaze resting on her waist. Finally, he stretched out his arm and snatched the embroidery bag away. After opening it, he poured it into his mouth.
Five or six plums all rolled into his mouth, stuffing him like a hamster, making him look a bit cute.
There was a bit of a weird expression on his face, which was obviously sour, but also mixed with sweetness. He was shaking his head as he ate such delicious plums for the first time.
Just when he was intoxicated, he was suddenly hit hard on the back of his head. There was a muffled "pop-" sound, which caught him off guard.
Due to the force, his head was knocked forward and two plums fell out of his mouth.
The fourth prince immediately opened his eyes, turned his head and looked over, and saw Chen Xueying retracting her arm. Apparently she had just slapped him hard.
"Ouch--" He suddenly put away his cheerful expression, became irritable again, and wanted to return it.
Chen Xueying had already taken two steps back in a hurry. The wolves came and sandwiched them between them. Daha rushed to the front and roared at the fourth prince.
"Ouch, ouch—" the fourth prince was even more furious.
Obviously, as Dr. Li said, due to taking medicine on time, his body has recovered a lot and he is fully able to move and stand up.
But in order to deceive Chen Xueying, he held back and sent out all the palace people and his wolves. When Chen Xueying was giving her medicine, he was particularly cooperative, making her relax her vigilance.
After giving her the medicine, he seized the opportunity and wanted to give her a fatal blow.
But he was captured by the sweet and sour taste in his mouth. For a moment, he forgot to beat the person and went to grab the plums to eat.
He lost the opportunity and was slapped by Chen Xueying.
Chen Xueying was naturally even more annoyed. She reviewed the situation just now and realized that this little brat was lying to her.
If he doesn't lie down in vain these days, he will use tricks to plot against her.
Sure enough, sympathy should not be overflowing. What kind of real elder sister-in-law can she be? Now she just wants to be a dominatrix.
The fourth prince was alone. Although he could move, his injuries were not completely healed. He was no match for the wolves and was quickly subdued.
After he was suppressed and unable to move again, Chen Xueying stepped forward again and took away the embroidery bag. Only half of the plums were left inside.
When the wolves pounced on them, the fourth prince did not resist, but raced against time to stuff the plums into his mouth. At this moment, he almost vomited them out.
Chen Xueying looked at his embarrassed appearance and couldn't help but said to herself, he is indeed an animal.
"Crunch--" He stared at Chen Xueying and began to chew the plums one by one in his mouth. The dull sound sounded sour to the teeth.
The teeth of this animal are really good.
She took out a plum and found that the fourth prince's eyes turned away from the plum. His eyes were rolling around, as if he was thinking of some bad idea.
She brought the plum closer, and the fourth prince immediately opened his mouth and thrust forward, wanting to swallow it.
Chen Xueying retreated in time, allowing him to miss, but he did not give up, still stared at her, and kept swallowing.
This drooling look looked very familiar to her.
She subconsciously took out a piece of dried meat from the food box, and sure enough Liuha, the most greedy one, drooled all over the place and dripped onto the fourth prince.
One wolf and the other are obviously different species, but the expressions on their faces at this moment are exactly the same.
Chen Xueying chuckled and shook her head. Haha, it turns out she used the wrong method before.
Just suppressing her will definitely not work. She also lacks rewards. She needs to be given a sweet date for a slap.
She held the plum again and leaned over, "Do you want to eat it?"
The fourth prince didn't say anything and just bared his teeth at her.
"I'll give it to you with a nod."
The young man hesitated for a moment and nodded, making a gurgling sound in his throat and rolling his eyes, obviously with bad intentions.
Whenever he showed a cunning expression like an animal, Chen Xueying knew that he was holding back his bad intentions, and just waiting for her to stretch out her hand, he would bite her hard.
Chen Xueying did not hesitate. Once she said something, she would not go back on it.
But to be on the safe side, she still had to come up with more attractive terms.
She poured all the plums in the bag into the palm of her hand and moved closer so that he could see clearly.
"I know you understand. You nodded just now. I will give you this plum. If you eat it obediently, I will give you the rest of the plums. If you bite me, not only these There are no more plums. I will feed you bitter soup every day from now on. Even if you are well, I will not give up."
"You know, I always do what I say." She curled her lips at him, and her last words were full of warning.
The fourth prince looked at her, then at the plums in her hand, and kept swallowing. Apparently when he saw the plums, he thought of the sour smell and salivated automatically.
"Do you understand? Nod if you understand."
The fourth prince nodded again, and Chen Xueying held a plum with her handkerchief and brought it to his mouth.
He didn't open his mouth immediately, but stared into her eyes, as if testing something.
Chen Xueying looked at him without fear, without any dodge. This was actually a silent contest.
He suddenly opened his mouth wide and rushed forward, as if he wanted to bite off her fingers, but Chen Xueying still did not retreat.
In the end, he just took away the plum and snorted at her, seeming to be a little disdainful.
Chen Xueying looked at the saliva on her handkerchief and frowned instantly.
She asked the wolves to let go of him and threw the embroidered bag over. The fourth prince immediately opened the embroidered bag, poured all the plums into his mouth, and chewed them non-stop.
Watching him eat all the plums, Chen Xueying felt that stomach acid was about to surge up, but he had no reaction and even shook the embroidery bag without hesitation.
Chen Xueying threw the veil just now and landed directly on his face.
The fourth prince started to glare at her again, but finally stopped shouting.
"Wipe up your saliva and I will bring it to you tomorrow."
The fourth prince bared his teeth and threw the veil aside, obviously not wanting to pay attention to it. However, after a moment of silence, he picked it up and wiped it on twice. :,w,
